Bird Droppings September 9, 2014 Finding a way to forgive “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi It is almost a year since I spent the morning on a field tip of sorts for a graduate school class. We visited the MLK Jr. Memorial Center on Auburn Street…

Bird Droppings September 8, 2014 Teachers we need to check the toes for mittens It has been some time since one of my granddaughters was showing off her new hat and mittens. It was quite a sight clad in a t-shirt, diaper, mittens and ski cap that looked like a penguin she was showing off…

Bird Droppings September 5, 2014 I am just sitting, pondering and thinking wiping away a tear or two I was outside very early today as a great horned owl was calling and needed someone to listen. It seems it was more than one as around me several were calling back and forth in an eerie…

Bird Droppings September 4, 2014 In the pursuit of excellence in learning I was listening to crickets and tree frogs as the sounds of morning surrounded me with the rustling of leaves in the steady breeze as I sojourned out in the wee hours. It is a great day to walk this reality thank you.…

Bird Droppings September 4, 2014 Developing a community requires contributions of self We have become a world of self-centered egotists which I know is a generalization of perhaps a bit too much. However in education building an educational school community has consistently been shown to improve schools effectiveness yet we always seem to turn in…

Bird Droppings September 2, 2014 Teaching can be successful So as I do on many mornings when I get the time I walked out to a quiet corner of my back yard. Nestled in a patch of weeds and brush I laid claim to my quiet spot and look toward the east in the morning.…

Bird Droppings August 31, 2014 Culture is far more than just a word “Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that thought comes before speech. In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of…

Bird Droppings August 29, 2014 The continuing saga It is so often that I write of coincidence it may seem boring to some. To me it is a never ending saga of special moments one after the other. During a college graduate class, we discussed science and measuring of data. Intuition and coincidence it seems…

Bird Droppings August 28, 2014 Why do we wish, wonder and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been nearly eight years since we moved last and found ourselves in this house. I wasn’t sure from where to start several ideas have been running through…

Bird Droppings August 27, 2014 Why do we fail? Many the times, I have wondered why people stop learning. I see it in high school students, in college and graduate students. Almost as if a switch is thrown and poof no more learning I have reached my limit. I had a teacher approach me before…